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Korean rice exports to U.S. increased by 285%

Exports of Korean rice to the United States increased significantly last year. According to data from the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation Los Angeles...

Taekwondo instructor sentenced to 11 years for sexually abusing a minor

A Korean American taekwondo instructor in Maryland has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexually abusing an underaged student for years. According to...

Dreamers are leaving the United States, exhausted by legal limbo

Longtime undocumented immigrants in the United States are leaving. In particular, the so-called "Dreamers," recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program,...

Shilla Hotel President Boo Jin Lee appointed to the board of directors at LACMA

Shilla Hotel President Boo Jin Lee (pictured) has been appointed to the board of directors of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). LACMA...

Korean Canadian director nominated for Best Director of a Drama

A Korean Canadian director has been nominated for Best Director's Award at Canadian Screen Award. According to the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, director...

Korean man from L.A. sentenced to 24 years in prison for EDD scam, tax fraud, and drug trafficking

A South Korean man in Los Angeles has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for running a COVID-19 unemployment benefits scam using inmates'...

Businesses in Koreatown hit by smash-and-grab burglars

During a string of smash-and-grab burglaries overnight Tuesday, March 7th., two businesses in the Koreatown have been hit and damaged. The robberies occurred within a...

New York deli employee fatally shot by armed robber

A Korean employee was killed in a shooting in a Korean-owned deli on an upper east side of Manhattan. According to the New York City...

Korean minister wipes out his entire family in murder-suicide

A Korean minister from a church in Gardena killed his entire family, then committed suicide. This news shocked the Korean community because Lee was...

Saks Off 5th refuses refund for a customer because the dress smelled like ‘soy sauce’

A TikTok video of an Asian woman claiming that Saks Off 5th refused her a refund because the dress smelled like 'soy sauce' is...